Esther was born in Sweden and came to Texas in 1904 in the company of her mother and three of her sisters. She married Philip Lind on Jan 1, 1907 in Georgetown, TX. She was the mother of three children, Richard Lind, Edna Lind Epperson and Lawrence Lind Dahlberg.She died after giving birth to Lawrence who was then adopted by his uncle Carl "Charlie" Dahlberg and his wife Emma Carlson Dahlberg